G Iman Shumpert made his third start of the season and played 37 minutes during Saturday's 111-104 win at Dallas.

G Iman Shumpert made his second start of the season and first since Oct. 28 on Thursday and recorded seven points and five assists.

G Iman Shumpert returned to play after missing the previous four games with right knee soreness. He scored six points in 19 minutes Tuesday against Milwaukee.

G Iman Shumpert (sore right knee) could play Tuesday against the Bucks, coach Tyronn Lue said. Sunday was Shumpert's fourth consecutive game missed due to injury.

G Iman Shumpert (knee soreness) missed his third straight game Friday as Cleveland beat Washington.

G Iman Shumpert of the Cleveland Cavaliers is expected to miss at least another week with a sore right knee. Shumpert underwent an MRI exam on Monday, with the team saying tests didn't reveal any structural damage. He will be out five to seven days while undergoing treatment and rehab. Shumpert missed Sunday's game against the New York Knicks due to the knee pain. The 27-year-old Shumpert is averaging 6.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 18.2 minutes for the Cavaliers (3-4), who have dropped three in a row.

G Iman Shumpert missed Sunday's game with a sore right knee.

G Iman Shumpert is expected to be sidelined seven to 10 days with a sprained left foot, the team announced Thursday. Shumpert sustained the injury while landing awkwardly after a missed dunk attempt during the first quarter of Wednesday's 109-93 preseason loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Shumpert averaged 7.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists while playing a career-high 76 regular-season games last season for the Cavaliers.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert is expected to be sidelined seven to 10 days with a sprained left foot, the team announced Thursday.Shumpert sustained the injury while landing awkwardly after a missed dunk attempt during the first quarter of Wednesday's 109-93 preseason loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is hopeful Shumpert will return before his team concludes the preseason on Oct. 13."We'll see," Lue said of Shumpert. "We'll see how he feels. He always heals pretty good. He heals faster than anyone I've ever seen. We'll just see how he feels."The 27-year-old Shumpert underwent additional examination and imaging Thursday morning at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health by Cavaliers team physicians Dr. James Rosneck and Dr. Richard Parker.The news on Shumpert was announced on the same day in which forward LeBron James (ankle) returned to practice.James participated through an entire practice on Thursday as he continues to make progress from the left ankle he injured last week.Lue said it is possible James could even see playing time during Friday's preseason game against the Indiana Pacers.James suffered the injury during a practice on Sept. 27 when he stepped on the foot of rookie forward Cedi Osman.Meanwhile, Shumpert averaged 7.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists while playing a career-high 76 regular-season games last season for the Cavaliers.

G Iman Shumpert is reportedly being shopped to the Houston Rockets. Shumpert would be moved to the Rockets for primarily a package of non-guaranteed contracts, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported. The trade would allow Cleveland to create financial flexibility to pursue other roster upgrades. Shumpert, 27, has two years and $21.3 million left on his contract, with his second year being a player option he has refused to waive in Cleveland's trade discussions with other teams.

Stephen Curry signed the richest contract in NBA history when he and the Golden State Warriors agreed to a five-year, $201 million super-max deal shortly after the NBA's free agency period began on Saturday morning.Multiple outlets reported the deal, which was done under the NBA's designated veteran player extension. The designated veteran player extension was added into the current CBA and Curry was eligible for it since he won at least one MVP award in the last three seasons.Curry was paid $12.1 million last season in the final season of a four-year deal worth approximately $44 million signed after the 2012-13 season. He won the MVP award in the second and third seasons of his last contract.Curry averaged 25.3 points and shot 41.1 percent from 3-point range in 79 games last season. During the postseason, he averaged 28.1 points and shot 41.9 percent from 3-point range as Golden State won its second title in three seasons.--Free agent point guard Jrue Holiday decided to stay with the New... [More]

The Houston Rockets were forced to pull back an accepted four-year, $15- million deal to free agent center Nene due to the NBA's age rule.Nene, who turns 35 in September before next season starts, is "back at square one" in free agency, a source told ESPN's Marc J. Spears on Saturday.The "over-38 rule" in the collective bargaining agreement would have extended Nene's deal past his 38th birthday in the fourth season.Nene and the Rockets agreed to the deal Friday night, but they were not permitted to offer a four-year contract because of the age rule.The Rockets have countered with a three-year, $10-million offer to Nene that he has not accepted, according to ESPN.Nene plans to talk to other NBA teams during free agency that opened Saturday.The Rockets still hope to work out a deal and re-sign Nene to play alongside All-Stars James Harden and newcomer Chris Paul.The 6-foot-11, 250-pound Nene averaged 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 67 games (eight starts) as a reserve in his first season with the Rockets last season. The 15-year veteran from Brazil sustained a season-ending tear in a muscle in his left thigh during Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs in May.Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers are close to a deal to trade guard Iman Shumpert to the Rockets, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. In exchange, Cleveland is expected to recoup a future draft pick and a trade exception.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, down 2-0 after blowout losses to the Golden State Warriors, may switch up their starting lineup for Game 3 of the NBA Finals.Cavs coach Tyronn Lue is considering starting Iman Shumpert in place of JR Smith at shooting guard for Wednesday night's game in Cleveland, according to ESPN.Shumpert experienced cramping in the second half of the Cavs' 132-113 Game 2 loss on Sunday night and required intravenous fluids after the game, a team source told ESPN.Shumpert finished with six points, four rebounds and three steals in 22 minutes off the bench, shooting only 1 of 6 from the field.The Cavs may go with Shumpert in the starting lineup because of his defense in trying to slow down Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.On Sunday night, Curry and Durant teamed up to get the Warriors within two victories of another championship. Curry recorded his first career postseason triple-double with 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds while Durant -- seeking his first ring... [More]

G Iman Shumpert, who didn't play at all in Game 1, replaced injured J.R. Smith in the second half Monday and scored five points. "We have so many pieces on this team, but everyone has to stay ready," Cleveland G Kyrie Irving said. "And he had that mindset, came in and executed, and it's hard to come off the bench right after halftime. We just need Shump to stay focused and understand the task at hand and I think he did a good job of that tonight."Shumpert didn't play at all in Game 1. It was the first time in his six-year career he was healthy and in uniform but didn't play, according to cleveland.com.

CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith sustained a left hamstring injury in the first half against the Indiana Pacers on Monday and did not return.Smith scored just three points in Game 2, but his assignment in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series is to guard All-Star Paul George.Iman Shumpert, who did not play in Game 1, replaced Smith in the starting lineup when the second half began.Smith scored six points in Game 1, a Cleveland win, after averaging 8.6 points in 41 regular-season games. He missed three months this season with a broken thumb.

G Iman Shumpert led the Cavs with 11 points as they played without LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

G Iman Shumpert returned after missing the last two games with right knee soreness.

G Iman Shumpert missed the game with right knee soreness, which the team said developed after its afternoon walk-through. Shumpert had come off the bench the previous two games with the re-emergence of J.R. Smith as their starting shooting guard.

G Iman Shumpert left the Thursday game with 4:30 remaining in the third quarter with a left arm injury and did not return. He had just tried to dunk over Utah C Rudy Gobert (with his right hand) and also collided with him on Utah's next possession. Shumpert scored nine points and like Irving didn't return for the fourth quarter.Coach Tyronn Lue said Shumpert was day-to-day.

G Iman Shumpert contributed a season-high 18 points Tuesday in the Cavs' win over the Pistons.